Bad news everyone - Futurama travesty in the making
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That's annoying. Hopefully Fox will all die a horrible horrible death.
And then Futurama be picked up by another network.
And then Futurama be picked up by another network.
Luckily the movies were mostly great, so you needn't worry about the quality of the new episodes!
This will definitely be the way it goes. It's a stupid negotiating tactic and everyone is seeing through it. I highly doubt that Groening and Cohen would continue the show with different voice talent and the fandom's ill will towards the move would be enormous.
Recast Futurama?! 
Next thing you know they'll be using "lens flare" and blowing up Amphibios 9.
What a bunch of idiots....
Next thing you know they'll be using "lens flare" and blowing up Amphibios 9.What a bunch of idiots....
Recast Futurama?!
Careful!
And... and... they all just disappeared into a Wormhole. 
Well if they are recast, then i'm another person to add to the list of those who wont be watching or supporting the new series.
And considering how Fox has messed about with the cast and crew of Futurama over the years, i cant say im surprised they would try to pull something like this.
And considering how Fox has messed about with the cast and crew of Futurama over the years, i cant say im surprised they would try to pull something like this.
Yes, but presumably it would then go all mainstream and be the most profitable Futurama ever made!Recast Futurama?!
That's all that matters, right?
You know what we should do, right? We should all send genuine voice auditions. They don't give us a script to audition with, so I guess we have to write our own. We can write our audition script about how we won't watch Futurama without the original actors.
That would be funny but would your audition even be considered or even listened to if you are not a SAG member?
Negotiating tactic by CHEAP assholes. This won't happen. If it did, Fox would be the laughing stock of all time. They are going to make boatloads of cash - JUST PAY YOUR VOICE ACTORS.
Comedy Central wanted more episodes, but it's still a Fox show and Fox still has the right to show the new episodes before CC. CC only has the cable syndicated rights.
And they pay one actor and he does 10 voices, so that should be cheaper than paying 10 different people. Plus if this goes through the ratings will suck and the DVD sales will be next to none. Fox is making a crap load off the DVD sets and the movies, just pay the people!
Boy, the Professor really hit it on the nose when he said, "The NEW morons at FOX"...
We should ALL e-mail that address with a voice recording immitating a character, saying we will not watch or buy the DVDs and also voice our displeassure with the move.
We should ALL e-mail that address with a voice recording immitating a character, saying we will not watch or buy the DVDs and also voice our displeassure with the move.
Not quite. What confuses the issue is that there are different entities here with the same name. 20th Century Fox Television is a production company, a separate corporation from the Fox Broadcasting Company, which is a television network. They're both owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, but they're still two different entities. They only share a common name because of their common ownership. The production company can sell shows to any network, not just the FBC. For instance, 20th Century Fox Television's shows over the past few years have included ABC's Life on Mars, NBC's Journeyman, USA's Burn Notice, and Cartoon Network's Star Wars Clone Wars (the 2D-animated one from a few years back).
Heh. Yeah, you're quite right.Yes, but presumably it would then go all mainstream and be the most profitable Futurama ever made!Recast Futurama?!
That's all that matters, right?
There's a reason why LaMarr's characters are not listed. Technically, Phil LaMarr has only ever been credited as a guest star, never as a regular cast member. Ditto for Lauren Tom and Dave Herman, whose characters are also unmentioned in that casting sheet. The characters listed are all played by actors listed as "Starring" or "Also Starring".
PS-- Fuck FOX with a rusty suicide booth. I sure won't watch if they dare recast.
All I remember is that Fox can show the episodes before CC does because it's in their contract.
^ I remember that was the deal between FOX and Cartoon Network for Family Guy. It is possible that FOX and Comedy Central had/have a similar deal worked out, but I don't know for sure. I figure if they did, FOX would have had the rights to show the DVD movies first before Comedy Central. I dunno.